GRE Word List

ENDEMIC

belonging or native to a particular people or country

The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.

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WordMeaning
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
artificeclever or artful skill : ingenuity
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
cremateto subject to cremation